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J. VERMEULEN. `WIRE BOX STRAP MACHINE.

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Patented Aug.. 23, 1892.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN VERMEULEN, OF NEW YORK, N. Y2, ASSIGNOR, BY MESNE ASSIGNMENTS, TOTHE OLIVER & ROBERTS AYVIRE COMPANY, LIMITED, OF PITTSBURG,

PENNSYLVANIA.

WIRE-Box-STRAP MACHINE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 481,444, dated August23, 1892.

Application filed March 3l, 1890. Serial No. 345,997 (No model.)

To all whom t may concern."

Be it known that I, JOHN VERMEULEN,a citizen of Belgium, residing at NewYork, in

the county of New York and State of NewVV York, have invented certainnewl and useful Improvements in VVire-BoxfStrap Machines;4

and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, andexactdescription of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in theart to which it appertains to make and use the.

Same.

The object of my invention is toproduce a of wires are iirst spirallycoiled together side' by side, and the ends are run through the die Aandbetween the metal disks B B, are then run around the drum C severalturns, and in returning pass the disks B B betweenthe measuring-rolls EE, through the guide G, between the rolls F F, through the adjustablestraightening device H into and through the tube L, between thecutting-knives Q M, and thereafter, if desired, between thepainting-rolls R R. The object of the forming-dieA is to reduce thediameter of the wires and also for the purpose of stretching them. Thedisks B B liatten the two interlocking spirals as they pass betweenthem, and the drum C exerts the necessary tension. The vstraight` eningdevice H is adjustable by means of the screw h and takes the curve outof the wires that has been produced therein by being wound around thedrum C. Motion is applied to all these parts,primarily, through thepulley and beltIJ, and, as shown in the drawings, the drum C is providedwith a gear-wheel c, which meshes with a gear-wheel d, which meshes witha gear-wheel b, which meshes with a gear-wheel a, and that in turnmeshes with a pinion e to revolve the rolls E E. The pinion e alsomeshes with an intermediate gearwheel f, whichmeshes with another pinionh, so as to revolve the rolls F F. The pinion h also meshes with agear-wheel 7c, which meshes with a similar gear-wheel Z, which mesheswith a gear-wheel m, which in turn meshes with a gear-wheel n and thatwith a gear-wheel o, and the wheel 0 meshes with a pinion p,which isrigidly attached to the shaft t. Thus, as will be seen, the motive powerwhich drives the drum O also, by means of the gear-wheels, drives theother parts of the machine.

The cutting-off device for the purpose of cutting the wires in differentlengths consists of the bent lever P, which is pivoted at s in theupright S, and moves along on the bed N (which bed has a V slide)atint-ervals, according to the desired length of the wire to be cut off.The upper arm of lever P bears on the cutting-oi knife Q, which issupported on another part of the upright S, and at the other end of theupright or standard S is secured a vcutting-off knife M.

On the gear-wheel m is a short shaft m', on the end of which is acircular plate K, which carries a projection or lug r, and the gear-`wheel t also has a short shaft t', which carries a chuck WV, dividedinto two parts w to2, the part w being connected with the shaft t2, andrevolving with it by means of a key which travels in a keyway,permitting it to move backward and forward on the shaft t2, and

the other part to2 is loosely sleeved on the shaft t', to2 consisting ofthe gear-wheel t and a cone, as shown in Fig. 2. Vhen the part w isthrown onto or over the part 102, they both move together, and the partw is kept away from the part 102 by means of the lever y, which ispivoted at y', one end of which lever is adapted to come in contact withthe lug r and the other end to tit into a groove w3 in the part w of thechuck W To the support upon which the lever y is pivoted is attached aspring u, the tension of which is against that arm of the lever which isconnected with the part w of the chuck WV for the purpose of holdingthis part from off the part 102, so as not to operate the cutting-offmechanism. As will be seen by the drawings, there is a rack R, formingpart of the upright S, which meshes with the gear-wheel t, and is movedalong thereby whenever the gear-wheel ICO t is thrown into operation,and when the lever P travels over to the right its lower arm strikesagainst-and rides over the trip g, thereby raising that end of the leverand depressing the other arm of the lever against the knife Q, which isthereby caused to descend onto the wires which are between the knife Qand the knife M, cutting them 0E while traveling forward, and thiswithout in the leastimpeding the traveling of the wires, since thecutting-0E mechanism travels at the same rate of speed as the wires. Aswill be readily understood, the plate K travels with the gear-wheel m,and at each revolution of the plate K the lug fr will come in contactwith the lever y, pushing it away in the direction shown by the arrow inFig. 2, thereby causing the part w to clutch the part 102, which nowoperates with it, causing the gear-wheel to revolveandtherebyoperatethecutting-off mechanism, and as soon as the lug r haspassed the lever the spring u restores the lever to its originalposition, removing the part w from off the part 102, stopping thegear-wheel t. After the wires have been cut the cuttingof mechanism mustbe returned to its original position, and this is accomplished by meansof the spring X, which has been 'eX- panded by the traveling of thestandard, thereby storing up power to return it and as soon as the parttu' has been removed from the part fw, stopping the gear-wheel t, (thetension of the spring X being against the movement of this gear wheelt,) `and the parts are returned to their original position, the lowerend of the lever P in its backward y travel riding over the trip g,which is free to move in one direction to be returned by a small springg2 and rest against a fixed stop,

in order to raise the lower arm of the lever,

P as it travels over it, as before explained. Thus, as will be seen, thespirally-coiled wires are stretched, flattened, straightened, measured,and cut oi and afterward painted, if desired, in one continuousoperation, and the machine is adjustable by means of suitable gearing,so as to cut oi the wires in any desired uniform lengths.

What I claim as my invention isl. In a wire-working machine, thecombination, with the tension-drum, attening-disks, measuring-rolls, andmeans for operating the same, of a cutting-off mechanism for cutting thewiresin any desired length, all arranged for successive action,substantially as described.

2. In a wire-working machine, the combination, with the forming-die,tension-drum, fiattening-disks, `measuring-rolls, and means foroperating the same, of a cutting-0E mechanism for cutting the wires inany desired lengths, all arranged for successive action, substantiallyas described.

3. In a'wire-working machine, the combina tion, with the forming-die,tension-drum, {iattening disks, measuringrolls, adjustable straighteningdevice, and means for operating the same, of a cutting-O mechanism forcutting the wires in any desired lengths, all arranged for successiveaction, substantially as described.

4. In a wire-working machine, the combination, with the forming-die,tension-drum, adjustable Iiattening-disks, measuring-rolls, guide,rolls, adjustable straightening device, and means for operating thesame, of a cutting-off mechanism, which consists of a lever,

rack, and knives, adapted to be thrown into operation bya traveling partof the machine, so as to cut off the wires in uniform lengths, allarranged for successive action, substantially as described.

5. In a wire-working machine, the combination, with the forming-die,tension-drum, ad-

justable flattening disks, measuring rolls, guide, rolls, adjustablestraightening device, and means for operating the same, of a cutting-offmechanism,which consists of the lever,

rack, and knives, adapted to be thrown into operation by a travelingpartof the machine actuated by means of the disk and` theilug thereon,divided chuck, and the lever, all constructed and arranged forsuccessive action, substantially as described.

6. In a wire-Working machine, the combination, with the forming-die A,tension-drum C,

adjustable flattening-disks B B, measuriugrolls E E, guide G, rolls F F,adjustable straightening device H, tube L, and means for operating thesame, of a cutting-off mechanism that isadapted to be thrown intooperation by a traveling part of the machine, which consists of thelever P, standard S, knives Q M, rack R, spring X, trip g, disk K andlug i" thereon, lever y, spring u, and divided chuck W, all constructedand arranged for successive action, substantially as and for the purposeset forth.

In testimony whereof I aix my signature in presence of two Witnesses.

JOHN VERMEULEN.

Witnesses:

H. A. VIEU, HENRY RENBERT.

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